Belt-buckle.



No. 683,577. 7 -Patented Out. I, l90l.

G. RDSENBERGER.

BELT BUCKLE.

(Application filed Jan. 8, 19031.)

(No Modal.)

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CARL ROSENBERGER,

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BELT-BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent N0. 683,577, dated October 1, 1901. Application filed January 8, 1901- Serial No. 42,481. (No model.)

T0 at whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL RosENBEEcER, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Belt- Buckles, of which the following is a specification. Y

My invention relates to ornamental buckles or fasteners used in connection with belts to secure their ends together when worn about the body, and has special reference to those buckles used with ribbon-belts or other soft material.

It has for its object the provision of a buckle which, while adapted to securely fasten the belt in the desired position, is not permanently attached thereto and admits of a ready loosening of the same or adjustment of one or both ends therethrough, is quickly changeable from one belt to another, and does not injure the fabric.

Further objects are the production of a buckle which is simple in operation, cheap to manufacture, and pleasing in appearance.

With these objects in View and such others as may hereinafter appear the invention consists ,in the novel parts and combination of parts particularly described, and set forth in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, in which the same reference-numerals represent like parts throughout the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is a vertical elevation of the rear face of the buckle, showing one form of my invention, the belt being in place on one side and the clasp being open on the other. Fig. 2 is an edge face View of the same. Fig. 3 is a face view of another form of the invention. Fig. 4 is a view of the other face, showing the clasps closed. Fig. 5 is a similar view with the clasps open, and Fig. 6 is an edge view of the same.

In Figs. 1 and 2, 1 designates the outer ornamental face of the buckle, which may be of metal or any desired material suitable for the purpose and of any preferred configuration. To the back of this ornamental piece is secured, in any desired manner, a light metallic bar 2, bent into a triangular or heart-shaped frame, to one side of which or to the upper side, as shown in the drawings, are hinged at 3 the levers or tongues 4, forming part of the clasps of the buckle, the free ends thereof being adapted to be caught and held close to the frame by the stud or post 5, provided with an enlarged head, to pass which it is necessary to spring the free ends to one side. The lever is shown open in dotted lines in Fig. 2 and in full lines at the right in Fig. 1, its normal position over the side of the frame 2 being indicated by dotted lines. The stud 5 is therefore common to both levers 4t, and while I consider this feature novel the invention is not to be limited thereto, as separate studs for the tongues could be located at the apex of the triangle, or the frame 2 could be made in some other form, in which case the levers or tongues would probably be placed parallel to the same and would consequently require separate catches. The particular form of hinge used is also not an essential feature of my invention.

In order to provide a clasp which while admitting of a secure fastening will allow the buckle to be adjusted along the belt at any point, which will allow the flowing ends of the same to hang beneath it, and which will not injure the fabric, I make the tongues or levers 4 of reverselybent wire or bars, forming a series of zigzag curves, convolutions, or sinuosities throughout their length, as shown in the drawings. When it is desired to secure the belt 6 therein it is merely wrapped around the open tongue or lever from one end to the other, the most convenient way being from the hinged to the free end,when the belt takes the position along the tongue shown at the left in Fig. 1. The tongue is then clasped under the head of the stud 5, which fastens the buckle in position. It is then practically impossible to pull the belt out, the friction of the cloth on the levers being assisted by its being clamped between the sides of the frame 2 and the levers 4- The accomplishment of the latter function is the main object of paralleling the sides of the frame with the tongues 4. As shown in Fig. 1, it is desirable to curve the side of the frame to which the levers are hinged, so that although the hinges are attached longitudinally thereto the levers will point toward the common st-ud 5. The said levers or tongues are provided on their free ends with bulbs 7 for ease in handling and appearance. The number or the particular form of the convolutions or sinuosities in the tongues is immaterial as long as they are of such size, for1n, and number as to fully accomplish the results sought.

In some forms and designs of my invention the above-described separable frame 2 is unnecessary, as when the body of the buckle or ornament is itself substantially flat on its innerv face and is of sufiicient thickness and of the proper material to admit of firmly securing the hinges and catch thereto. The frame may also be used in such forms to strengthen the outer edge of the buckle and to attach the hinges and stud; but it is not necessary that it should follow beneath the tongues or levers 4, for the flat filling or face of the buckle serves the same purpose. Such an embodiment of my improvement is illustrated in Figs. 3 to 6, inclusive, the ornamental part or filling 1 being substantially flat on its inner face, upon which the levers and stud are mounted, as before, and against which the belt is bound when wrapped about the levers, and they are clasped home, as in Figs. 4 and (5. Here, again, the outer contour or form assumed by the buckle may be anything desired, or other and various modifications may be made.

The term support is used in the claims to cover broadly any frame, foundation, or base to which the several operative parts may be connected.

From the described construction it will be clear that a simple, convenient, and cheap article is prod ucedone that willeminently satisfy the demands of service and accomplish the various results sought. While I have described it with reference to the details of construction, I do not wish it to be limited thereto, as many and various changes, substitutions, and alterations could be made'therein and still come within its spirit; but

What I claim, and desire to secure by Let-.

ters Patent, is-

1. In a buckle, the combination with a support, of a tongue hinged in close proximity thereto, and having sinuosities therein disposed in a plane substantially parallel to the support and about which a belt is adapted to be wound, and means detachably securing the free end of the tongue to the support, whereby a belt may be pressed against the said support while held between said sinuosities.

2. In a belt-buckle, the combination with a support, of tongues or levers having convolutions or sinuosities therein disposed in a plane substantially parallel to the support, each being independently hinged to the support at their one end, and means common to both for securing the free ends to said support.

3. In a buckle,the combination with a frame or support, tongues or levers independently hinged at one end upon said support having curves, bends or sinuosities therein and converging together at their free ends, said tongues being disposed in a plane substantially parallel to the support, and a common catch on said support for the free ends of said levers and to which the free ends converge, the curves or bends of which tongues overlie and which tongues or levers are in close proximity to the said support when said tongues aren'nthelgcked position, whereby the material of a belt may be pressed by said levers against said support and be restrained from longitudinal disengagement by said bends.

Signed at the city, county, and State of New York this 5th day of January, 1901.

- CARL ROSEN BERGER.

WVitnesses:

CHAs. G. HENSLEY, SOPHIE SEKosKY. 

